Preface: I contemplated putting this on my friend's facebook wall but decided I would rather do it here. Just a bit of background first, though. I met David in the Fall of 2007 in my first year of college. We were both Malleteers and hung out quite a bit. David was in his second year of college, even though he was only 13 days older than me. He had graduated from high school early. David was a Marine. And I say it that way because it would be an understatement if I said "He was in the Marines." Anyways, on March 11, 2008, he was on a bus heading back from some training in Florida. This bus flipped and he was the only one of 23 Marines to die from said crash. I find myself thinking about him quite often.
Dear David,
I really don't even have anything planned out to say tonight. I just had you on my mind. I guess sometimes you just slip into my consciousness for the hell of it, just to fuck with me. Haha. You were a good guy. I'll never forget the morning you took care of me after I got too drunk. That one day will stick in my mind as the prime example of your true character. Yeah, there were things you did that got on my nerves, but everyone does stuff that gets on someone else's nerves. I guess I just want you to know that I never got to tell you how much I truly loved you. I'm not talking gay-love, you asshole! But the kind that everyone wishes they could express when it's too late to express it. You were a great guy. I will NEVER forget you. I'm gonna make it up to Madison soon to visit you. I hope you have found the peace you need. I miss you man. I really do. You had too much ahead of you and I'm still pissed you were taken from us. I know there is nothing I can do and that being angry won't help anything, but it still hurts. I guess I'll go now. I miss you a lot, my friend, and I honestly do love you.
Semper Fidelis,
Coley
Friday, July 10, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009. Sorry it's been so long
So, it has been quite a while. And yes, it's four AM as I am writing this. But I was compelled to get a few things off of my chest.
I just finished reading Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis, and I have to say that this and Alice Cooper's autobiography are probably the two best I have ever read. And you may say to yourself, "Well, I'm not addicted to narcotics or alcohol." These books go deeper than that and transcend all boundaries. It's more about indominable spirit and having goodwill. I'm not a religious dude. However, I'm pretty spiritual. It's often said that life is about the connections you make. This is used in business, sports, and all sorts of other crap. The meaning of this has been so perverted that the real meaning is lost. Connect with anyone and everyone you come in contact with and serve those people with everything you have in you. Even when I'm at work, I try to keep this in mind. Yeah, some of the people I help out aren't the brightest bulb in the box, but they're still one of my brothers or sisters in this universe. We all have energy around us and it's our decision whether or not we use it for good or evil.
Something else I need to bring up is my fitness goals. I've kinda had a shift in focus since the beginning of this year. I haven't been able to get into a groove with my workouts partly due to medical issues and a whole bunch of other external stuff, but more importantly, I've been the one saying "Oh, I can always do this tomorrow." No more, my friends. Starting tomorrow, I will be going to the gym for 21 days straight. Sunshine or snowfall, I'll be arriving for my date with the gym at least once a day and hopefully twice a day. Some of you may be asking yourselves, "What's the deal with the number '21'?" Well, it's said that habits are made or broken in 21 days. I've tried to get in a groove by scheduling a rest day, but I always tell myself that I can just take two rest days. Then that turns into three and sometimes four. For the next three weeks I will not be doing any rest days unless I have to.
Last on my agenda is to apologize. In the past I have been an ass, I am still an ass quite often, and you know what? I'll probably still have my moments to be an ass as life goes on. However, I will be making an attempt to quell some of this.
All right, guys. I love you all. I hope that as you are sleeping you rest and are renewed and refreshed to tackle a new day.
I just finished reading Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis, and I have to say that this and Alice Cooper's autobiography are probably the two best I have ever read. And you may say to yourself, "Well, I'm not addicted to narcotics or alcohol." These books go deeper than that and transcend all boundaries. It's more about indominable spirit and having goodwill. I'm not a religious dude. However, I'm pretty spiritual. It's often said that life is about the connections you make. This is used in business, sports, and all sorts of other crap. The meaning of this has been so perverted that the real meaning is lost. Connect with anyone and everyone you come in contact with and serve those people with everything you have in you. Even when I'm at work, I try to keep this in mind. Yeah, some of the people I help out aren't the brightest bulb in the box, but they're still one of my brothers or sisters in this universe. We all have energy around us and it's our decision whether or not we use it for good or evil.
Something else I need to bring up is my fitness goals. I've kinda had a shift in focus since the beginning of this year. I haven't been able to get into a groove with my workouts partly due to medical issues and a whole bunch of other external stuff, but more importantly, I've been the one saying "Oh, I can always do this tomorrow." No more, my friends. Starting tomorrow, I will be going to the gym for 21 days straight. Sunshine or snowfall, I'll be arriving for my date with the gym at least once a day and hopefully twice a day. Some of you may be asking yourselves, "What's the deal with the number '21'?" Well, it's said that habits are made or broken in 21 days. I've tried to get in a groove by scheduling a rest day, but I always tell myself that I can just take two rest days. Then that turns into three and sometimes four. For the next three weeks I will not be doing any rest days unless I have to.
Last on my agenda is to apologize. In the past I have been an ass, I am still an ass quite often, and you know what? I'll probably still have my moments to be an ass as life goes on. However, I will be making an attempt to quell some of this.
All right, guys. I love you all. I hope that as you are sleeping you rest and are renewed and refreshed to tackle a new day.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Uggh. I will not be home for like, 36 hours
Yeah, so, the title says it all. I think I went over all the crap I have going on in my life in my last post, so I won't review it (if I'm wrong, someone please tell me). I will go to work out in the morning (Lower-body day. woo!!) at about five, then I have class from eight to twelve-fifteen, then work from one to five, then class from six to about eight-thirty, probably. After that, I go BACK to the sleep lab to get tested again. Yippee. Oh, yeah, and then Wednesday I will stay all day at the sleep lab to do that nap study thing. Oh joy! What a way to spend my birthday. But hey, I will come home to celebrate and there will be homemade chicken enchiladas. Which makes me VERY happy. And who knows? Maybe something super-crazy will happen and my Manta Ray and Sting Ray squat bar attachments will be here!! Or maybe not.
Ooh! That is something cool to blog about! The Manta Ray is a device that snaps onto an Olympic-sized bar and goes over your shoulders and stuff to help with the comfort of doing heavy squats such as I do. I usually use at least 300 pounds, and that is quite uncomfortable when you have just the bar pushing in on your back, pinching all those nerves and pressing down on very little surface area. Oh, and the bar tends to slide down your back, affecting your technique as well as making you fear for your life. The Manta Ray holds the bar in the correct place and keeps you from having so much fear so that you can actually focus on the squats. We used these at my high school when we squatted during football workouts. They are quite awesome. Then there is the Sting Ray, which I have never used. It helps with front squats, the purpose of which is to really blast your quadriceps. I'm really looking forward to getting these. What a great birthday present!! Oh, and if you're into working out or know someone who is, here's the link: http://www.adfit.com .
So, yeah. Life is all right. I want to go to bed now, but I must get all of my shit together to spend the next day-point-five in complete and utter boredom/loseriness. Peace out, all.
Ooh! That is something cool to blog about! The Manta Ray is a device that snaps onto an Olympic-sized bar and goes over your shoulders and stuff to help with the comfort of doing heavy squats such as I do. I usually use at least 300 pounds, and that is quite uncomfortable when you have just the bar pushing in on your back, pinching all those nerves and pressing down on very little surface area. Oh, and the bar tends to slide down your back, affecting your technique as well as making you fear for your life. The Manta Ray holds the bar in the correct place and keeps you from having so much fear so that you can actually focus on the squats. We used these at my high school when we squatted during football workouts. They are quite awesome. Then there is the Sting Ray, which I have never used. It helps with front squats, the purpose of which is to really blast your quadriceps. I'm really looking forward to getting these. What a great birthday present!! Oh, and if you're into working out or know someone who is, here's the link: http://www.adfit.com .
So, yeah. Life is all right. I want to go to bed now, but I must get all of my shit together to spend the next day-point-five in complete and utter boredom/loseriness. Peace out, all.
Monday, February 16, 2009
WOOO!! NEW BLOG! AT LONG LAST!!
I'm Baaaack!!!
That's right people. I'm back. And better than ever!! So, let me catch you up.
School is going AMAZINGLY well. Like, I'm actually doing well. Which is quite the change from my first two semesters. However, with good, there must always come bad.
As part of my efforts to become a better student/person, I have been trying to figure out why I stay tired all the time and can't focus. So, I had a sleep study done. Basically, they connect a bunch of wires to you and check out brain waves, muscle twitches, breathing patterns, snoring, etc., etc. It's pretty cool crap. Well, anyways, they discovered that I am having heart arrythmias at night. They also, due to the crazy brain waves they look at, have given me a preliminary diagnosis of narcolepsy. I don't feel like going into the little bit of detail that I know, so look it up on WebMD. So, this next couple of weeks is gonna be pretty wild. I'm going to the eye doctor Wednesday morning, as I keep getting more and more blind. Then, at 1:40 PM, I go to the cardiologist to get my ticker figured out. Then, next Tuesday night after I have class and work all day long until nine, I go back to the sleep lab and get hooked up again and sleep there. Then I will probably be staying there the next day for what they call a "nap study." I don't know what will go on then, but I will let you know afterwards!! And wouldn't you know that they will keep me there for that on my BIRTHDAY!! Oh well. It's not like I do anything super-amazing on my birthdays, anyways.
In other news, I am continuing to work out, now harder than I ever have before. I was working from one book called The New Rules of Lifting by Lou Schuler and Alwyn Cosgrove. Never once was I sore. And I wasn't seeing ANY gains. Don't buy this author's work!!! Anywho, to absolve for my sins, I picked up Arnold Schwarzenegger's New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. It is the second edition of the encyclopedia that he put out in 1985, and is widely considered the "Bible of Bodybuilding." With a great champion like the Governator telling you what's up with your workouts, you know it's gonna be good. As we speak, I am feeling the soreness creep into my pecs and lower back. But man, does it feel good!!! I am really looking forward to my shoulders and arms workout tomorrow. Luckily, I already have a pretty solid base to build on from football in high school. I'm not quite where I was then, but have luckily maintained enough to make these workouts go well for me. I am hoping that, before too long, I can move up to the next "Basic" workout. These are basically to build up the mass that's there. Then, hopefully soon thereafter, I will be doing the REAL bodybuilding stuff. I don't know that I'll ever compete, but I do want the body. Hopefully after we get all the medical stuff figured out with me and "fixed," I will start having more effective workouts and seeing bigger gains.
Well, I guess that's all I have to say tonight. I have an early morning in about 5.5 hours, so I'm outta here! And if you aren't already following me on twitter, go to http://www.twitter.com/irishhitman67 and follow me!!
Peace, love, and pancakes.
Monday, January 12, 2009
12 Jan. 2009
Okay, so, I haven't updated in a while. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's been bookrush at work this past week. Yuck. It blows. But hey, it'll be alright. It's almost over. Went to Montgomery yesterday and saw some people I hadn't seen in about eight years. I'm so glad I am who I am and haven't fallen prey to the worst this world has to offer.
So, yeah, I'm boring lately. Classes are cool, I really like them. And only have them on tuesdays and thursdays. But hey, I'm tired. I'm out of here. I'll be more interesting later.
So, yeah, I'm boring lately. Classes are cool, I really like them. And only have them on tuesdays and thursdays. But hey, I'm tired. I'm out of here. I'll be more interesting later.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
7 Jan. 2009
Well, I haven't updated in a couple nights. Mostly cuz I have gotten in way late or was way tired. It has been pretty uneventful but for a couple things.
I worked two nine hour shifts this week, having called in yesterday due to a relapse of sickness. Though I felt pretty horrible yesterday for most of the day, I was well enough to go do a lower-body workout last night. Me and by good friend/spotter went after that to see a VERY flooded Black Warrior river. It rose probably a foot-and-a-half last night in the three hours we were out there. I have been told that the lightposts were covered this morning. The river hasn't been anywhere near this high since 1990. It's a once in a lifetime-type thing to watch the river creep up like that.
Me and my friend Alex have been working out together. Well, I have been teaching him how to work out and I've been working out while showing him. We went the past two nights, Monday night not being too badly crowded at the Rec Center on campus. But man, last night people were pissing me off. But we have decided that we will start going at six in the morning. Starting tomorrow. So, yeah. It'll be pretty intense.
I also start classes tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it because all my classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plus, I will finally learn how to program in HTML, get to study hardcore on some Shakespeare, figure out if education is the path I want to go, and learn the lay of the land a bit more. It's gonna be cool.
But hey, it's getting about time for me to go to bed so I can wake up early. Goodnight. Take care of yourself and each other.
I worked two nine hour shifts this week, having called in yesterday due to a relapse of sickness. Though I felt pretty horrible yesterday for most of the day, I was well enough to go do a lower-body workout last night. Me and by good friend/spotter went after that to see a VERY flooded Black Warrior river. It rose probably a foot-and-a-half last night in the three hours we were out there. I have been told that the lightposts were covered this morning. The river hasn't been anywhere near this high since 1990. It's a once in a lifetime-type thing to watch the river creep up like that.
Me and my friend Alex have been working out together. Well, I have been teaching him how to work out and I've been working out while showing him. We went the past two nights, Monday night not being too badly crowded at the Rec Center on campus. But man, last night people were pissing me off. But we have decided that we will start going at six in the morning. Starting tomorrow. So, yeah. It'll be pretty intense.
I also start classes tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it because all my classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Plus, I will finally learn how to program in HTML, get to study hardcore on some Shakespeare, figure out if education is the path I want to go, and learn the lay of the land a bit more. It's gonna be cool.
But hey, it's getting about time for me to go to bed so I can wake up early. Goodnight. Take care of yourself and each other.
Monday, January 5, 2009
5 Jan. 2009
So, um, yeah. Bookrush. It started today. That is the only bad thing about working in the campus bookstore. The idiots that come in that don't know their alphabet or how to count. Screw those guys, man. They suck. Luckily, I got pulled over to verify web/mail orders. It's nice because they have to take what they ordered. And don't ask dumb questions like, "Can I get this one-time access code USED?" I'd just love to be able to say, "Yes, you ignorant slut. The whole world revolves around getting you one step closer to getting another cock in you at a lower impact on Daddy's wallet." Wait, you can't tell that I am bitter about that? NO WAY! I apologise. Sorta. But not really. Working from 9-6:30 with only thirty minutes for a lunch break makes you VERY cynical. And in a hurry.
In good news!
I got back in the gym today! And I'm teaching my best friend how to powerlift. I also ran into a good friend I hadn't seen in a couple years and got to catch up with him. Poor guy. He's been through a lot. I just wish I had been able to help him through it. And then I got to hide my elusiveness from a bunch of friends that are used to that from me. Which was very neat. I love them. And I love you! It could be the exhaustion talking, but I'm pretty sure it's not. You pretty much rock. Anyways, I need sleep. I have another long day ahead of me. Peace!
In good news!
I got back in the gym today! And I'm teaching my best friend how to powerlift. I also ran into a good friend I hadn't seen in a couple years and got to catch up with him. Poor guy. He's been through a lot. I just wish I had been able to help him through it. And then I got to hide my elusiveness from a bunch of friends that are used to that from me. Which was very neat. I love them. And I love you! It could be the exhaustion talking, but I'm pretty sure it's not. You pretty much rock. Anyways, I need sleep. I have another long day ahead of me. Peace!
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